Canada Census 2011: Where do the oldest Canadians live?

The 2011 Census showed Canada as a country rapidly greying. However, the nation’s aging population is not spread evenly. The National Post‘s graphics department takes a look at the demographics of the country highlighting the areas that are the oldest and youngest:

Interesting points from the census release of data on age and gender.

The number of seniors (age 65 and over) is nearly five million, up just over 14% from the last census, in 2006

The number of seniors is at the highest rate ever in Canada

The working-age population, aged 15 to 64, only grew by 5.7% and accounts for 42% of the total population

The population of children under four increased a lot, by 11% between 2006 and 2011

The fastest-growing age group is 60- to 64-year-olds, at 29%

The second fastest-growing group is people over 100

The population of children under 14 grew by only 0.5%

Saskatchewan saw the proportion of seniors drop because of significant increases in the working-age population and the under-14 age group

The working-age population, 15 to 64, fell in Atlantic Canada and the Yukon, but increased in every other province and territory

The working-age population in Alberta makes up 70% of the overall population

Among the oldest census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in population terms are Peterborough, Ont., Trois-Rivières, Que., and Kelowna, B.C.

5,825 Canadians are more than 100 years old

There are 500 women centenarians for every 100 men

Saskatchewan has the highest rate of centenarians of all the provinces and territories

Wood Buffalo, Alta., is the manliest town in Canada, with males making up 54.4% of the population

Cobourg, Ont., is where the ladies are. It is the city of fewer than 100,000 inhabitants with the largest proportion of women, 53.6%

Nunavut is the youngest territory or province, with 32% of the population under 14